Good game - did you get nervous when bazz missed that second free throw?

Anderson is a boss down low

I was a bit nervous, but pretty confident the Bruins would pull it out. UCLA had control almost the entire second half, but got a bit lax on defense right at the end as well as the Buffs hitting some shots. The Bruins are rounding into form, it just took a bit of time for everyone to mesh, which is understandable.

Kentucky was an aberration last year. To win with three freshman in your starting lineup is pretty much unheard of. It will be a while before we see that again in my opinion. This year's team is bearing that out. That and the fact that they don't have any depth since all their guys go pro after one season. It's really hard to build depth when you recruit the way Calipari does.

I was a bit nervous, but pretty confident the Bruins would pull it out. UCLA had control almost the entire second half, but got a bit lax on defense right at the end as well as the Buffs hitting some shots. The Bruins are rounding into form, it just took a bit of time for everyone to mesh, which is understandable.

UCLA is starting to push the tempo and take advantage of their athletes. It's what they should have been doing all along.

Kentucky was an aberration last year. To win with three freshman in your starting lineup is pretty much unheard of. It will be a while before we see that again in my opinion. This year's team is bearing that out. That and the fact that they don't have any depth since all their guys go pro after one season. It's really hard to build depth when you recruit the way Calipari does.

The class coming into Kentucky next year is considerably better than this year's freshman class. If they get Wiggins then it's not even close. And that 2011 class was a lot better than their 2012 class too.

Remember when you said UCLA was "imploding" 2 weeks into the season because fatty Josh Smith and Tyler Lamb transferred?

Ben Howland is adjusting to his players for once. UCLA is still a crappy program as of right now. So is the Pac-12 Conference. There's a reason why top 100 players are starting to go to the Mountain West.

Ben Howland is adjusting to his players for once. UCLA is still a crappy program as of right now. So is the Pac-12 Conference. There's a reason why top 100 players are starting to go to the Mountain West.

Most national championships = crappy program

UCLA and Arizona having 2 of the top 3 recruiting classes = everyone going to the Mountain West

UCLA and Arizona having 2 of the top 3 recruiting classes = everyone going to the Mountain West

I said it's a crappy program right now. You obviously didn't read the S.I. article from last year or my comment. That's two out of twelve teams. The Mountain West has a higher rpi than the Pac-12 for the second straight year.

The class coming into Kentucky next year is considerably better than this year's freshman class. If they get Wiggins then it's not even close. And that 2011 class was a lot better than their 2012 class too.

So you say. You can't say that the 2013 class is better than the 2012 class until they actually play in college first.